A collection of Scottish mell decanters

Circa 1830

Circa 1830
Comprising a pair in blue glass, engraved with thistles and roses and with Sheffield plate stoppers inscribed 'Brandy' & 'Rum', 23cm high; together with a green glass example similarly engraved, a blue example showing traces of cold gilding and two smaller green examples. (6)

These distinctively Scottish 'mell' decanters are discussed in The Decanter: Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, 2018.